Wednesday, 20 May 2015

Today in rock history 20th May

1960 – The Silver Beetles consisting of John, Paul, George, Stu Stucliffe and Tommy Moore play their first tour

1966 – After waiting for John
Entwistle and Keith Moon to show for a gig at the Ricky Tick Club in
Windsor, England, Roger Daltrey and Pete grab the drummer and bassist
from their opening act and proceed to play the night. Keith and John
finally arrive in the middle of the set. Harsh words and a fight
proceeded until it ended with Pete hit Keith with
his guitar. John and Keith quit the band for a week.

1968 – On returning from India, The Beatles tape 23 new songs on George Harrison’s 4 track on This Day

1969 – Led Zeppelin begins a 3 day recording session at A&R Studios

1970 – The last Beatles film, “Let It Be,” premieres in London.

1972 – T Rex Has No. 1 in the UK on This Day in Rock Music History! Metal Guru tops the chart in the UK…

1979 – Elton John plays Leningrad and becomes the first Western solo pop star to tour the Soviet Union.

1992 – Hard rock group Aerosmith donates $10,000 to support “Corporal
Politics,” a controversial art exhibition at the Massachusetts Institute
of Technology.

1997 – U2 caused traffic chaos in Kansas City, Missouri after they paid
for traffic control to close down five lanes so they could shoot the
video for ‘Last Night On Earth’.

1998 – Black Sabbath drummer Bill Ward takes ill and is hospitalized in
London. Ward was to join the band for its first European tour since
1978.

1998 – Motley Crue drummer Tommy Lee is sentenced to six months in jail
and three years’ probation for kicking his soon-to-be ex-wife, onetime
“Baywatch” star Pamela Anderson, as she holds their infant son.

2006 – Heavy metal monsters Lordi became Finland’s first ever Eurovision
Song Contest winners after their song Hard Rock Hallelujah won in
Athens.